Ron Orr

The Honourable
Ron Orr
ECA
Minister of Culture
In office
8 July 2021 – 23 October 2022
PremierJason Kenney
Preceded byLeela Aheer
Succeeded byJason Luan
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Lacombe-Ponoka
In office
5 May 2015 – 29 May 2023
Preceded byRod Fox
Succeeded byJennifer Johnson
Personal details
Born1954
Calgary, Alberta
Political partyUnited Conservative
Other political
affiliations		Wildrose (2015–2017)
ResidenceClive, Alberta
Alma materTaylor College and Seminary
Occupationcontractor, carpenter, minister

Ronald James Nelson Orr (born 1954) is a Canadian politician from Alberta. Orr was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for the electoral district of Lacombe-Ponoka from 2015 until 2023. Orr served as a member of Executive Council of Alberta in the cabinet of Jason Kenney holding the position of Minister of Culture, Multiculturalism and Status of Women from 2021 to 2022.

Political life

Orr was elected in the 2015 Alberta general election to represent the electoral district of Lacombe-Ponoka in the 29th Alberta Legislature as a member of the Wildrose Party.[1][2][3] Orr was re-elected in the 2019 Alberta general election to the 30th Alberta Legislature.

Orr was appointed to the Cabinet of Jason Kenney as the Minister of Culture on 8 July 2021.[4]

During the 2022 United Conservative Party leadership election, Orr endorsed the campaign of Travis Toews.[5] Following Danielle Smith's selection as United Conservative Party leader, Orr was not selected to join Danielle Smith's Cabinet. On 25 October 2022, Orr announced he wouldn't seek re-election in 2023.[6] He was succeeded by Jennifer Johnson.[7]

Electoral history

2015 general election

2015 Alberta general election: Lacombe-Ponoka
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Wildrose Ron Orr 6,502 35.71% -8.26%
New Democratic Doug Hart 5,481 30.10% 20.21%
Progressive Conservative Peter Dewit 5,018 27.56% -8.31%
Alberta Party Tony Jeglum 1,206 6.62% 1.40%
Total 18,207 – –
Rejected, spoiled and declined 83 – –
Eligible electors / turnout 30,827 59.33% 2.52%
Wildrose hold Swing -1.24%
Source(s)
Source: "66 - Lacombe-Ponoka, 2015 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved 21 May 2020.

2019 general election

2019 Alberta general election: Lacombe-Ponoka
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Conservative Ron Orr 17,379 71.31 +8.03
New Democratic Doug Hart 3,639 14.93 -15.17
Alberta Party Myles Chykerda 2,520 10.34 +3.72
Freedom Conservative Keith Parrill 328 1.35 –
Alberta Independence Tessa Szwagierczak 279 1.14 –
Advantage Shawn Tylke 227 0.93 –
Total 24,372 99.26 –
Rejected, spoiled and declined 181 0.74 +0.28
Turnout 24,553 75.07 +15.74
Eligible voters 32,706
United Conservative notional hold Swing +11.60
Source(s)
Source: "68 - Lacombe-Ponoka, 2019 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved 21 May 2020.

References

  1. ^ "Alberta Votes 2015 – CBC News".
  2. ^ Maetche, Sarah (5 May 2015). "Lacombe Express – Wildrose candidate Ron Orr elected as MLA for Lacombe-Ponoka". Lacombe Express. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015.
  3. ^ MacNeil, John (7 May 2015). "An election night for the ages". Lacombe Globe. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015.
  4. ^ von Scheel, Elise; Bellefontaine, Michelle (8 July 2021). "Alberta Premier Jason Kenney shuffles his cabinet". CBC News. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
  5. ^ Short, Dylan (4 June 2022). "So ya Savage is co-chairing the Toews campaign. Here are his endorsements from current MLAs". Twitter. Archived from the original on 4 June 2022. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
  6. ^ "Lacombe-Ponoka MLA Ron Orr won't seek re-election in spring 2023". RD News Now. 25 October 2022. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
  7. ^ "Alberta election 2023 results: Lacombe-Ponoka | Globalnews.ca". Global News. Retrieved 30 May 2023.


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